The Pistons' next game is Friday night against the Cleveland
Cavaliers at The Palace but they normally don't practice the day after
back-to-back games so Frank might be reluctant to dress Calderon before he gets
to work out with his new teammates.

He learned of the trade about an hour before game time and
called Prince and Daye into his office so president of basketball operations Joe
Dumars could inform them about the deal over the phone.

If Calderon, 31, doesn't play Friday, his next opportunity to
suit up for the Pistons would be Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers at The
Palace.

"I haven't gotten that far yet," Frank said before snapping
his fingers. "All this was bang, bang, bang and then the game. We'll process it
a little bit and figure it out."

In Calderon, the Pistons are getting an eighth-year point guard
who has ranked among the NBA's top five players in assists four times and is
eighth this year with an average of 7.4. His career average in 525 games is 7.2
and twice he averaged 8.9 per game.

"We've always had a high value on Jose," Frank said. "He's a
tremendous competitor. He's a guy who has been top five in the league in assists
for the past four or five years. It gives us flexibility moving forward.

"Other guys will get an opportunity because of it. We'll see
how they step up in this situation. As an organization, we're going to move forward
and we're excited about the direction we're going."

The addition of Calderon means second-year veteran Brandon Knight
will move to shooting guard and losing Prince and Daye could result in more
minutes for Jonas Jerebko, Kim English and perhaps even Khris Middleton.

"We are
pleased to welcome Jose Calderon, knowing that he fits our mold as a high
character individual who is a great competitor," Dumars said a statement.

"Jose is a great facilitator at the guard position and a
player that we feel gives us tremendous flexibility on the court when added to
the core of guards we have on the roster."